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Wednesday, May 22,2019 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 5A DawsonEvents Listings in Dawson Events are free and available to nonprofit organizations sponsoring free or low-cost events for the public. Groups may submit notic es by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email at editor@dawsonnews.com. Dawson County Tax Commissioner's Office is partnering with the Georgia MotorVehicle Division to implement Georgia DRIVES, a system upgrade for the title and vehicle registration servic es. Statewide, all county tag offices will be unable to process vehicle transac tions May 24 to May 27. The office will be unable to process tags starting at noon May 23 until May 28. All Georgia residents with May and June birthdays are asked to renew early to avoid delays. Visit www.georgiadrives.com for more information. The Arnicalola Regional Farmers Market will kickoff Friday, May 31 in Dawsonville.The market is open every Friday through out the summer from 3:30 p.m. until 7 p.m.This year. vendors will set up in a new location at Dawsonville City Hall (415 Highway 53 East). The market will temporarily be in the city hall parking lot but will move to its perma nent location of the Farmers Market Pavilion (also on City Hall property and facing Allen Street) upon its completion expected later this year. Vendor spaces are still available. For an applica tion to participate, contact MacAllister at clarkmac@ uga.edu or call 706-265- 2442. For more informa tion about the market and upcoming special events, visit http://fb.me/amicalola- farmersmarket or call the Chamber at 706-265-6278 for more information. The Rotary Club of Dawson County is host ing its annual Rotary Day celebration to officially open the Rotary Island Splash Pad from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 1 at Rock Creek Park.The event promises free fun for the whole family with com plimentary food, snow cones, music, bounce houses, a petting zoo and more. Rock Creek Park is at 445 Martin Road in Dawsonville. No One Alone (NOA) will be hosting auditions for the 3rd annual North Georgia's GotTalent com petition every Monday night from 8 to 10 p.m. at Shenanigans during Open Mic withTommy Pirone. Additional auditions are scheduled at United Community Bank on Morrison Moore Parkway in Dahlonega June 2 and July 14, and at Rocco's in Jasper on July 6.There will be a $40 entrance fee - all proceeds go to help victims of domestic vio lence and abuse. If con testants have not been pre-registered, there is no guarantee of a time slot at the announced auditions, but walk-ins are welcome. Please bring backup music, if needed, on a travel drive. More audition venues and dates will be announced in the next few weeks. Video auditions will be accepted after the registration form is com pleted at www. noon e- alone.org. Any questions can be directed to Jean Baker at 706-372-4260 or jbaker@noonealone.org. The Georgia Department ofTransportation (DOT) is hosting an informational meeting from 5-7 p.m. June 4 regarding the pro posed new location bypass around Dawsonville between Hwy. 9 and Hwy. 53.The project is in the concept phase and GDOT staff will be at the meeting to show the proposed layout to the public and answer questions. Citizens are encouraged to attend and leave comments with either the court reporter or on the comment card provided.The meeting is at Dawson County High School, at 1665 Perimeter Road in Dawsonville. Dawson County FFA is hosting its first annual AG Summer Camp from 8 a.m. to noon. June 3-5. The first 50 Dawson County students in grades-5 to register for the camp will learn about livestock and horticulture and participate in an Ag Olympics, where the win ning team gets a t-shirt. The cost is $100 per stu dent and is nonrefund- able.The camp will be held at the Dawson County High School Ag barn. Lunch will not be provided but there will be snacks and water. All stu dents have to sign a waiv er to participate. Register by emailing FFA Advisor Keith Pankey at kpan- key@dawson.12.ga.us or call (706) 265-6555. AARP volunteers will be conducting a driver safety course at the Dawson County Library next month.The course will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4 at the library, which is at 342 Allen St. in Dawsonville.The cost for AARP members is $15, and $20 for nonmembers. Class size is limited, so call or text Arthur Sheehan at (706) 227-2689 to sign up or for more information. Save Georgia's Hemlocks will host the annual Hemlock Camp Meeting in Ellijay at the ETC Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 4. Music will be pro vided by Bill Pound. BBQ will be served, and every one is asked to bring a side dish to share. Keynote speaker will be Alex Harvey of Paddlers Hemlock ActionTask Force andThom Green of the Hemlock Restoration Initiative.This is an oppor tunity commune with nature and to celebrate the hemlock and our mountain environment - an event for the whole family. No dogs please. Reservations are required before May 1. For details and sign-up call Kim Wood, at 706-455-2313 or email kimberlyrae- wood@gmail.com. FROM 1A Etowah be white collar jobs.” This project has sparked ample conversa tion within the communi ty, both in favor and against. During the meet ing, several citizens stood up to voice their opinion on the project. One of the major con cerns brought up in the meeting was the existence of Cherokee mounds and burial grounds in the pro posed area of the devel opment. Such archaeolog ical sites are protected by both federal and state law. Other arguments against the development included growing traffic, a lack of infrastructure, the quality of life in the county and the strain the development would place on the schools and police force. Jameson Kinley, director 'We're not going to shoot off the hip to make our decision. We are going to look at it. There was stuff brought up tonight that I heard for the first time, so we are going to look at it.' Tim Satterfield Dawson County commissioner of the Dawson County Planning and Development department, read a state ment from the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office during his presentation of the application. “As of right now, the police protection is not adequate in this area, and a request for additional staff would be necessary,” he stated In the same presentation, he stated that the school district did not lodge any concerns about the project. Most of the smaller projects within the Etowah Village develop ment are not in need of rezoning, which includes all of the retail and a major portion of the senior care facilities. “We’re not going to shoot off the hip to make our decision,” said District 3 Commissioner Tim Satterfield. “We are going to look at it. There was stuff brought up tonight that I heard for the first time, so we are going to look at it.” The proposal will be brought back to vote dur ing the BOC’s regular vot ing session on June 20. A SALUTE TO OUR AMERICAN HEROES! 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